A 9-year-old boy in Nebraska is safe, thanks to his pet pit bull Baby Girl. KOLN reports Shane Shafer was home alone at his Lincoln home when the incident occurred. His mother had left him by himself while she went to pick up her other children. Shane was upstairs when he heard a noise at the front door. "I thought it was my mom, because I heard someone trying to open the door, and I thought it was her trying to unlock the door with her keys," he said. Then he saw a man in a ski mask come through the doorway. The man began chasing after Shane, which prompted Baby Girl to come to the boy's defense. "It was in a blink of an eye and I was really scared. Because, it was only me home and I didn't know who it was and the only protection I had was my dogs," said Shane.The pit bull began to attack the intruder and chased him from the home. Shane ran to a neighbor's home and asked them to call 911. Police later told Shane's mother that an unknown male wearing a mask attempted to enter the house.The 9-year-old boy fears the man in the mask was trying to hurt him. "It seemed like he wanted me cause when he saw me he just slowly walked toward me and he didn't look at anything else he just kept his eyes on me," said Shane. Police are now searching for the suspect, who reportedly fled the scene in a silver vehicle.

LINCOLN, Neb. —

A 9-year-old boy in Nebraska is safe, thanks to his pet pit bull Baby Girl.

KOLN reports Shane Shafer was home alone at his Lincoln home when the incident occurred. His mother had left him by himself while she went to pick up her other children.